Region 6 Band News: August 2019

Friday, August 30, 2019

Proposed Region 6 Freshman All-Region Audition Music

Colleagues,

Below are the PROPOSED Region 6 Freshman All-Region Audition Music cuts taken from the actual TMEA all-state etudes. I respectfully ask that you review the cuts below only if you have students auditioning for the freshman region band.

You will have until Friday, September 6, 2019, to send me your comments and concerns about the audition cuts below. I will review all of the comments I receive and if necessary make changes based on the majority of ideas from directors. I will then send out another email the following Monday officially finalizing the freshman auditions music cuts. Once again, these are the PROPOSED cuts. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

Flute and Piccolo
Etude 1: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 18 (C)
Etude 2: Beginning - Beat 2 of measure 15 (Ab)
Etude 3: Beginning - Beat 5 of measure 12 (rest)

Oboe and English Horn
Etude 1: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 12 (E)
Etude 2: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 13 (Bb)
Etude 3: Beginning - the Downbeat of measure 15 (Bb)

Soprano Clarinets
Etude 1: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 15 (G)
Etude 2: Beginning - Measure 14 beat 3 (rest)
Etude 3: Beginning - Measure 19

Low Clarinets
Etude 1: Beginning - Measure 17
Etude 2: Beginning - Measure 14 (breath mark)
Etude 3: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 13 (A)

Saxophones
Etude 1: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 20 (E)
Etude 2: Beginning - Beat 2 of measure 19 (C#)
Etude 3: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 17 (E)

Bassoon
Etude 1: Beginning - End of Measure 17 (D)
Etude 2: Beginning (m. 17) - End of 27 (rest before the key change)
Etude 3: Beginning - End of measure 16 (rest)

Cornet/Trumpet
Etude 1: Measure 17 (C grace note) - Beat 2 of measure 32 (rest)
Etude 2: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 13 (C)
Etude 3: Beginning - Measure 16 (second, second ending, G)

French Horn
Etude 1: Beginning - Measure 16 (Dotted half note)
Etude 2: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 17
Etude 3: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 14

Tenor Trombone
Etude 1: Beginning - Measure 24 (fermata)
Etude 2: Beginning - Measure 19 (fermata)
Etude 3: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 22 (Bb)

Bass Trombone
Etude 1: Beginning - End of measure 15 (Db)
Etude 2: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 12 (C)
Etude 3: Beginning - Measure 20 (D)

Euphonium
Etude 1: Beginning - Measure 12 (rest)
Etude 2: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 17
Etude 3: Beginning - Measure 35 (Bb)

Tuba
Etude 1: Beginning - Downbeat of measure 15 (Ab)
Etude 2: Beginning - Beat 3 of measure 12 (rest)
Etude 3: Beginning - Beat 4 of measure 13 (rest)

Percussion
Timpani: Measure 1 - Downbeat of measure 14
Snare: Measure 1 - Downbeat of measure 42
Two Mallet: Letter A - Measure 56
Four Mallet: Pick up in to measure 21 - Downbeat of measure 38

Monday, August 12, 2019

Fwd: South West Auxiliary Championships

Colleagues,

Please see the email below from Gabe Hernandez at Greenwood HS about the South West Auxiliary Championships.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: GABRIEL HERNANDEZ <gahernandez@greenwood.esc18.net>
Date: Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 9:53 PM
Subject: South West Auxiliary Championships
To: Steven Dojahn <sdojahn@gmail.com>

Steven,

Will you share this with the region band division? Thanks so much!

Gabe Hernandez

Directors,

Greenwood High School and the Caprock Color Guard Circuit have teamed up to bring the South West Auxiliary Championships back to the Permian Basin for 2019. Drumlines, Colorguards, Twirling Lines, and Drum Majors are all invited to compete at Greenwood Elementary School on Saturday, September 28th. Drumlines, colorguards, and twirling lines will compete in line competition by UIL classification and there will be a solo and ensemble element for available for all competitors. Please see the attached forms for more information. We look forward to seeing you on September 28th and if you have any questions feel free to contact me. Thanks so much!

Gabe Hernandez

Greenwood High School Band - Percussion

Caprock Color Guard Circuit - VP Percussion

Band Hall - (432) 253-6711

Cell - (806) 438-7882

Friday, August 9, 2019

R6 Band Div Meeting

Colleagues,

Just a heads up folks. I will not be passing out handouts tomorrow during the band division meeting. Attached to this email are the following documents: Meeting Agenda, Minutes from Spring 2019 Meeting, Financial Report for 18-19, and the Honor Band Comparison Chart. Please bring your phone or tablet to read along during the meeting or print them out on your own printer. See you tomorrow.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

Fwd: Hardin-Simmons University High School Band Day

Colleagues,

Please see the email below from Bill Harden concerning the Hardin-Simmons University High School Band Day.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Harden, Billy <bill.harden@hsutx.edu>
Date: Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 3:05 PM
Subject: Hardin-Simmons University High School Band Day
To: Steven Dojahn <sdojahn@gmail.com>

Steven,

Can you send this out to the Region 6 Band Directors for me?

Directors,

HSU is proud to host our 2^nd Annual High School Band Day on Saturday, September 14^th, in Abilene. The students will have the opportunity to perform with the "World Famous" Cowboy Band during the halftime of the football game, including the Cowboy Band's unique "Cowstep"! The cost for the day is FREE and each of the participants will receive a T-Shirt to wear as the uniform for the game and a free meal during the HSU Tailgate Party before the game. I am attaching a flyer and plan to hand some out at tomorrow's TMEA Region Meeting in Odessa. Last year we had approximately 53 students who attended the first one and all seemed to really enjoy the experience.

I ask that you please share this information with your students and encourage them to attend if they are free that day! They will need to bring their own instruments.

1:00 pm Registration at the Band Hall

1:30 pm Rehearsal in the Band Hall and on the Parking Lot

3:00 pm Move to Shelton Stadium for a run through on the field

4:30 pm Tail Gate Party!

6:00 pm Game Time!

Bill Harden

Asst Professor of Music

Director of Bands

Hardin-Simmons University

Bill.harden@hsutx.edu

Thursday, August 8, 2019

TMEA Region 6 Band Div Meeting

Dear Colleagues,

This is a friendly reminder that we will have our TMEA Band Div meeting after the general meeting on Saturday. Please keep reading in you are interested in the Honor Band process.

John Carroll with help from Gerry Miller put together a committee of colleagues who hold much interest in the Honor Bands purposes and operations. This committee's purpose was to look at the honor band process and make suggestions on its plan for the future. This is being weighed with everyone's interest and thoughts are definitely welcomed.

The links below include a video which explains the recommendations made by the Honor Band Review Committee. The second link is a "Comparison Chart" of what the current policies state as compared to the suggested changes.

On Saturday during the Band Div meeting, I will ask for your input on these items. The video itself is 35 minutes. I encourage you to watch it a 2 or 3 times before the meeting to make sure you understand what is being suggested.

https://youtu.be/kV_3_R5pHO8

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_UweKTMsZmXxd9kyoR5J1CSgBG_BdPUs/view

Thank you and see you on Saturday,

Steven Dojahn

Fwd: Frenship Marching Festival

Greetings,

Please see the email below from Scott Carter concerning the Frenship Marching Festival. This year's festival will be held on September 28 at Peoples Bank Stadium in Frenship ISD.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Scott Carter <scarter@frenship.us>
Date: Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 11:09 PM
Subject: Frenship Marching Festival
To: Steven Dojahn <sdojahn@gmail.com>

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Dear Marching Band Colleagues,

We are excited to announce that the registration for the Frenship Marching Festival is now open! This year's festival will be held on September 28 at Peoples Bank Stadium in Frenship ISD.

Our Band Staff and Band Boosters encourage you to participate in this highly anticipated event that will offer you and your students not only a wonderful educational experience, but also the opportunity to progress through a festival day with smooth, group-friendly spaces.